Skim Quotes

You never really know your friends from your enemies until the ice breaks. - Eskimo Proverb

You go to college not only for the latest knowledge but also to meet people from different backgrounds. That's the genius of the American higher-education system compared with the Europeans'. We don't simply skim the elite. - Donna Shalala

You are tired, the lactic acid is going through your legs and you are hanging on by the tip of your fingernails. For the next 15 seconds there is no escape, you are skimming across the surface of the snow at 140kph skiing on instinct and relying on everything you have trained for to keep you on your feet. - Konrad Bartelski

Yesterday is ashes; tomorrow wood. Only today the fire shines brightly. - Eskimo Proverb

Working people know that if a company as profitable as Boeing can skimp on retirement and health care, everyone's future is at risk. - Anna Burger

Women: You can't live with them, and you can't get them to dress up in a skimpy little Nazi costume and beat you with a warm squash or something. - Emo Philips

With the legs that extend on it, he has an 18-foot reach, and it also can go six-feet down, so we started skimming the water, skimming the ground, then eventually we're down to four to five feet. - Jim Carlin

While we are sure that some people will be disappointed not to see the furniture races, we think that pond skimming will be an equally hilarious event. - Brian Schott

When you continuously skim the cream, that's what's going to happen. - Bill Miller